Best complete setup under $800 excluding gpu

[Arjun_7506]

I already have a MSI gaming x gtx 980ti. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[Herman Mcpootis]

So the pc and monitor/mouse/monitor, no gpu?

[Arjun_7506]

6 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

So the pc and monitor/mouse/monitor, no gpu?

Yeah, that would be it

[Brooksie359]

we need more information than that. what are you going to be using this computer for? what is the primary focus and what type of experiences do you want out of it? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, Arjun_7506 said:

Yeah, that would be it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $799.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-18 07:12 EDT-0400

[Arjun_7506]

5 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

we need more information than that. what are you going to be using this computer for? what is the primary focus and what type of experiences do you want out of it? 

I would be mostly looking for gaming/ light photo editing and media consumption

 

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Jet) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse  ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $799.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-18 07:12 EDT-0400

That's seems like a pretty great build!

Also, is there any specific reason for going with Xeon or an i5 or even the upcoming RYZEN 5?

Also, I found this PSU which seems pretty good after the MIR

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16817151136

 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Arjun_7506 said:

I would be mostly looking for gaming/ light photo editing and media consumption

 

That's seems like a pretty great build!

Also, is there any specific reason for going with Xeon or an i5 or even the upcoming RYZEN 5?

Also, I found this PSU which seems pretty good after the MIR

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16817151136

 

i mean the main advantage of the xeon build is that it is eccentrically an i7 because it is a quad core with hyper threading. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Arjun_7506 said:

I would be mostly looking for gaming/ light photo editing and media consumption

 

That's seems like a pretty great build!

Also, is there any specific reason for going with Xeon or an i5 or even the upcoming RYZEN 5?

Also, I found this PSU which seems pretty good after the MIR

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16817151136

 

which psu? i can't access the page. the xeon is basically an i7 4770 clocked 100mhz lower, still a pretty good cpu that won't bottleneck in games while an i5 will struggle at 1080p 144hz with a gtx 1070. if you can though, wait for the 1600/1500x and see how they perform before buying the parts.

[Arjun_7506]

12 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

i mean the main advantage of the xeon build is that it is eccentrically an i7 because it is a quad core with hyper threading. 

I'll probably go for the R5 1600, coz if you can believe anything from the benchmarks given by AMD, the 1600X performs 70% better than the 7600k, so I expect the 1600 (6core, 12 thread)to be equal to , if not slightly better than 7600k, and it includes a cooler

 

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

which psu? i can't access the page. the xeon is basically an i7 4770 clocked 100mhz lower, still a pretty good cpu that won't bottleneck in games while an i5 will struggle at 1080p 144hz with a gtx 1070. if you can though, wait for the 1600/1500x and see how they perform before buying the parts.

Its a seasonic s12g 550w 80+ gold psu

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Arjun_7506 said:

I'll probably go for the R5 1600, coz if you can believe anything from the benchmarks given by AMD, the 1600X performs 70% better than the 7600k, so I expect the 1600 (6core, 12 thread)to be equal to , if not slightly better than 7600k, and it includes a cooler

 

Its a seasonic s12g 550w 80+ gold psu

the 70% better is only on cinebench, doesn't mean it's better for gaming. wait for 3rd party reviewers first, then look at gaming reviews from them. yeah that's a pretty good psu, go ahead.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Arjun_7506 said:

I'll probably go for the R5 1600, coz if you can believe anything from the benchmarks given by AMD, the 1600X performs 70% better than the 7600k, so I expect the 1600 (6core, 12 thread)to be equal to , if not slightly better than 7600k, and it includes a cooler

 

Its a seasonic s12g 550w 80+ gold psu

s12G is a solid PSU, but so is CXM. and CXM is cheaper. and still very similar quality, just less efficient. 

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Arjun_7506 said:

I'll probably go for the R5 1600, coz if you can believe anything from the benchmarks given by AMD, the 1600X performs 70% better than the 7600k, so I expect the 1600 (6core, 12 thread)to be equal to , if not slightly better than 7600k, and it includes a cooler

 

Its a seasonic s12g 550w 80+ gold psu

in what sense does it outperform the i5 7600k? in gaming it probably won't but in other aspects that use multithreaded performance well like video editing and what have you it probably will. most likely the i5 will still beat the 1600 in gaming. 

[Arjun_7506]

4 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

the 70% better is only on cinebench, doesn't mean it's better for gaming. wait for 3rd party reviewers first, then look at gaming reviews from them. yeah that's a pretty good psu, go ahead.

Yeah, I'll probably wait for the reviews to come out and then decide

 

5 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

s12G is a solid PSU, but so is CXM. and CXM is cheaper. and still very similar quality, just less efficient. 

Yeah, but I think the $6 increase can justify the gold efficiency

 

4 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

in what sense does it outperform the i5 7600k? in gaming it probably won't but in other aspects that use multithreaded performance well like video editing and what have you it probably will. most likely the i5 will still beat the 1600 in gaming. 

The benchmarks were for Cinebench, so yeah for gaming results I'd better wait for the reviews

[Brooksie359]

2 minutes ago, Arjun_7506 said:

Yeah, I'll probably wait for the reviews to come out and then decide

 

Yeah, but I think the $6 increase can justify the gold efficiency

 

The benchmarks were for Cinebench, so yeah for gaming results I'd better wait for the reviews

based on the r7 1700 reviews you can basically see that the overclocked r7 chips are about on par in 1080p gaming with a k series i5